Monthly Archive for September, 2013

: September, 2013

Fifty-seven years ago this month, the USAF/Bell X-2 Starbuster rocket-powered research aircraft reached a record speed of 2,094 mph with USAF Captain Milburn G. “Mel” Apt at the controls. This corresponded to a Mach number of 3.2 at 65,000 feet. … Continue reading →…

Fifty-seven years ago this month, the USAF/Bell X-2 research aircraft flew to an altitude of 126,200 feet. This accomplishment took place on the penultimate mission of the type’s 20-flight aeronautical research program. The date was Friday, 07 September 1956. The X-2 … Continue reading →…

Seventy-years ago this week, flight testing of the USAAF/Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet commenced at Army Air Base, Muroc in California. Northrop Chief Test Pilot John W. Myers was at the controls of the experimental pursuit aircraft. The XP-56 (X for … Continue reading →…

Blog Search

Keyword search across all the entries in this blog.

Browse previous blog posts by month and year of entry. You'll see all the posts for that time period.

Select Month

Show Earlier

Browse previous blog posts by month and year of entry. You'll see all the posts for that time period.